Rankin said the relationship started out fine, but the rent payments stopped coming in even though at least one of the tenants was receiving government support during the COVID-19 shutdown. "One of them got support from the CERB and was earning more money than I did per month," Callaway said. (David French/CBC)Instead, the couple got an order from the province's residential tenancy branch stating the former tenants have to pay the owed money. Callaway said he was also frustrated by the fact commercial landlords could apply directly for relief money, small residential landlords could not. "The vast, vast, vast majority of tenancies work."

Source: CBC News October 03, 2020 12:56 UTC